Hose-supporter clasp.



No. 792,965 PATENTED' JUNE 20, 1905-.

' E. GLEARY.

HOSE SUPPOBTER CLASP.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.24, 1904.

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PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD CLEARY, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE CONNECTICUT WEB COMPANY, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

HOSE-SUPPORTER CLASP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 792,965, dated June 20, 1905.

Application filed September 24, 1904. Serial No. 225,827.

To all/ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD CLEARY, a citi- Zen of the United States, and a resident of Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hose-Supporter Clasps, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in garment-supporter clasps, and more especially to that form of clasps used on ladies and gentlemens hose-supporters.

The clasp is particularly applicable for attachment to the end of webbing or tape and is employed on supporter ends of the above kind and is so constructed and arranged as to permit of its attachment quickly and securely without the necessity of sewing, as is commonly required in most other forms of clasps.

It is the purpose of my invention to improve upon clasps of this kind by providing a construction which may be attached without the necessity of sewing, which may be formed of a small number of parts in a simple and inexpensive manner, and can be easily attached to or detached froma garment in a way which will not injure the garment to which it is attached, and, finally, to provide a clasp which in part comprises a stud that is struck up from and formed integral with the base member in a way topermit of it being manufactured in the cheapest possible way and to employ in connection therewith a loop member pivotally and slidably connected to said base to coact with the stud to clamp a garment therebetween.

With the above and other minor objects in View my invention resides and consists in the novel construction and combination of parts shown upon the accompanying sheet of drawings, forming a part of this specification, upon which similar characters of reference denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several figures, and of which- Figure 1 shows a front elevation of a popular design of ladys hose-supporter provided with my improved clasp. Fig. 2 shows a perspective view of a gentlemans hose-supporter provided with one of my novel clasps shown connected to a part of a garment. Fig. 3 is a detached perspective view of my improved clasp in an open position attached to the end of a strap or web such as is shown in the preceding views and forming a part of the supporter. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the clasp with web attached and in an open position, as seen in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 shows a central vertical longitudinal sectional view of the clasp, the loop being in a lowered and forwardly disposed position preparatory to clamping. Fig. 6 is a further side elevation of the Web and clasp with its loop in a closed position, and Fig. 7 is a detached open plan view of the clasp alone irrespective of the web shown in the preceding figures.

The supportersshown in Figs. 1 and 2 form no part of my invention and are illustrated only to show some uses to which my improved clasp may be put, and therefore I will not describe them in detail other than to say that my improved clasp A is attached to the depending ends B of the supporter.

The clasp proper is more clearly shown in Figs. 3 to 7, inclusive, and, as will be seen, is formed of three parts. The sheet-metal base member 0 contains an integral stud Z, which is struck up therefrom to form an enlarged head with ways under its two side edges. In the formation of the stud a semicircular recess m is stamped out of the base on either side, leaving shanks a n fore and aft to unite the stud and base. This construction permits of the formation of a stud from the stock of the base with a slight removal of scrap, as will be obviously apparent.

The outer end of the base is provided with a transverse slot 0, through which the web is passed for attachment, as will later be more fully explained. The opposite end of the base is turned in to form a pivotal socket for the lever (Z attached thereto. This lever d is formed of sheet metal and contains transverse slots 6 and f, through which the web B is threaded, as will again be referred to. A transverse socket g is formed intermediate of these slots 0 and f by turning in the metal removed from such slots and serves to inclose the transverse pivotal ends of part 7b of the loop 2'. The side edges of the lever are turned up to form ears d, which serve as a guide or stop to engage the outside of the pivotal end of the loop 21 in a manner to prevent it from spreading when attached to a garment. This construction also does away with raw edges and presents a smooth finish to the article at this point. The loop is of the usual shape, comprising an enlarged inner part 3' and a reduced end is, the former to receive the stud Z of the base and the latter to bedrawn in under said stud.

The construction of the lever is such that with the web attached the forward movement will be limited by the web at 19 coming in contact with the face of the base, as seen in Fig. 5. This limitation of movement of the lever is such as to allow the loop to be adjusted forward sufficiently to receive the stud when covered by a garment.

The web B is attached and held in place without sewing, being secured by means of from the back or under side of the lever 61 in a way to allow its attachment to the supporter in any desired way.

The lever (Z, as before stated, is pivotally attached to the base in a way to allow it to be thrown open, as seen in Figs. 3 and 4:, outward, as seen in Fig. 5, or backward, as seen in Figs. 2and 6, the latter being its clamped position. The loop being pivotally attached to the lever, it is free to be drawn in or out with the backward and forward movement of the lever. If the stud portion is placed under the edge of a garment and the loop disposed forward thereover pressed down and drawn backward, it will impinge the fabric intermediate of the inner edges of the stud and loop in a way to firmly engage the same and also in a manner to prevent injury to the fabric, as is obviously desirable in articles of this kind.

The main part or head of the stud is set up above the base only high enough to provide for the ways on either side and to allow the contracted end of loop to be drawn thereunder when the stud is in engagement with the garment, as indicated in Fig. 2, and without injury to the same.

By the foregoing construction I form a clasp which may be of the least possible thickness consistent with the work required and with a' back composed of soft fabric, affording a soft and smooth surface, thus preventing any discomfort to the wearer.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a hose-supporter clasp, the combination with a base containing an integral stud struck up therefrom and having ways under opposite edges of said stud and a transverse slot through the outer end of said base, a lever pivotally attached to said baseand provided with a transverse slot therethrough for the attachment of a web, a loop member pivotally attached to said lever member adapted to engage the ways of the stud.

2. A hose-supporter clasp comprising a sheet-metal base member having a stud struck up therefrom and containing ways on either side, a sheet-metal lever member pivotally attached to said base, and having a transverse slot for the attachment of a web, and a wire loop member pivoted to the lever and having a reduced end for engagement with the ways of the stud in a manner to clasp the garment intermediate thereof.

3. In a hose-supporter clasp, the combination with a base containing an integral stud struck up therefrom and having ways on opposite edges of said stud and a transverse slot through the outer end of said base, a lever pivotally attached to said base and provided with a transverse slot through said lever, a loop member pivotally attached to said lever member adapted to engage the ways of the stud, and a web attached through the slot of the lever member and the slot of the base member.

Signed at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, this 19th day of September, A. D. 1904:.

EDWARD CLEARY.

Witnesses:

C. M. NEWMAN, LoUIs NEUBERGER. 

